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Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard.

George Lucas

Storytelling is about two things; it’s about character and plot.
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Character Movie Place Story
I’ve always tried to be aware of what I say in my films, because all of us who make motion pictures are teachers – teachers with very loud voices.
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Aware Loud Movie Myself Teacher Try Voice
If you want to be successful in a particular field of endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities.
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Key Perseverance Quality Success Thinking
You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.
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Right Simplicity Yourself
The technology keeps moving forward, which makes it easier for the artists to tell their stories and paint the pictures they want.
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Artist Easy Photograph Technology View
The older you get, the less seriously you take criticism. I’ve gotten to a point now where I ignore it completely. It’s just not relevant to me anymore.
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Complete Criticism Ignorance Old Serious Yourself
It’s very important not to do what your peers think you should do, not do what your parents think,your teachers or even your culture. Do what’s inside of you.
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Culture Friendship Important Inspirational Thinking Yourself
I’m extremely grateful that I discovered my passion. I love movies. I love to watch them, I love to make them.
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Discover Gratitude Love Movie Myself Passion
The underlying issues, the psychological motives, in all my movies have been the same, he said. Personal responsibility and friendship, the importance of a compassionate life as opposed to a passionate life.
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Compassion Issues Life Lying Objective Passionate Psychology Responsibility
You need peers; you need people who are at the same level you are. You never know in life when you’re going to need help, and you never know who you’re going to need it from.
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Friendship Help Level Life Need People Yourself
All democracies turn into dictatorships – but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it’s Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea.
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Democracy Government Ideas Politics Population
The one way the world hasn’t changed: teaching is still the most important job.
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Change Important Job Teaching Way World
It’s okay to lose; just don’t lose the lesson.
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Education Experience Learning Lesson Lose
Star Wars has always struck a chord with people. There are issues of loyalty, of friendship, of good and evil… The theme came from stories and ideas that have been around for thousands of years.
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Evil Friendship Goodness Ideas Issues Loyalty People Story
I’ve discovered that most critics themselves are cinematically illiterate. They don’t really know much about movies. They don’t know the history. They don’t know the technology. They don’t know anything. So for them to try to analyze it, they’re lost.
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Criticism Discover History Lost Technology Try
May the Force be with you.
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Force Prayer Yourself

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